The surge of new words and phrases accompanying the sudden COVID-19 outbreak has
created new lexical and sociolinguistic changes that have become part of our lives. The …

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of
language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite …

Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology
needed to analyse English sentences. The approach taken is in line with current research in …

What are place names? From where do they originate? How are they structured? What do
they signify? How important are they in our life? This groundbreaking book explores these …

Annotation: English is an important language with global significance in the modern world. It
serves as the language of international communication, science, technology, business, the …

It is generally believed that when a linguistic item acquires a new meaning, its overall
frequency of use rises with time with an S-shaped growth curve. Yet, this claim has only …

Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our
identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned …

Dialectal variations are present in all languages, originating from cultural, geographic and
socioeconomic diversity. This study investigates speech-language pathologists'(SLPs) …

A new interdisciplinary approach to understanding the role of accent in relation to
intergenerational social mobility is introduced here. Sociological analyses that attend to …

Are there specific accents that you like or dislike? For the linguists reading this book, does
the need to maintain scientific objectivity regarding language (ie along the lines of there …